Psalm 110-118

Psalm 110-118New Living Translation (NLT)

Psalm 110

A psalm of David.

1 The Lord said to my Lord,[a]“Sit in the place of honor at my right handuntil I humble your enemies,making them a footstool under your feet.”

2 The Lord will extend your powerful kingdom from Jerusalem[b];you will rule over your enemies.3 When you go to war,your people will serve you willingly.You are arrayed in holy garments,and your strength will be renewed each day like the morning dew.

4 The Lord has taken an oath and will not break his vow:“You are a priest forever in the order of Melchizedek.”

5 The Lord stands at your right hand to protect you.He will strike down many kings when his anger erupts.6 He will punish the nationsand fill their lands with corpses;he will shatter heads over the whole earth.7 But he himself will be refreshed from brooks along the way.He will be victorious.

I will thank the Lord with all my heartas I meet with his godly people.2 How amazing are the deeds of the Lord!All who delight in him should ponder them.3 Everything he does reveals his glory and majesty.His righteousness never fails.4 He causes us to remember his wonderful works.How gracious and merciful is our Lord!5 He gives food to those who fear him;he always remembers his covenant.6 He has shown his great power to his peopleby giving them the lands of other nations.7 All he does is just and good,and all his commandments are trustworthy.8 They are forever true,to be obeyed faithfully and with integrity.9 He has paid a full ransom for his people.He has guaranteed his covenant with them forever.What a holy, awe-inspiring name he has!10 Fear of the Lord is the foundation of true wisdom.All who obey his commandments will grow in wisdom.

How joyful are those who fear the Lordand delight in obeying his commands.2 Their children will be successful everywhere;an entire generation of godly people will be blessed.3 They themselves will be wealthy,and their good deeds will last forever.4 Light shines in the darkness for the godly.They are generous, compassionate, and righteous.5 Good comes to those who lend money generouslyand conduct their business fairly.6 Such people will not be overcome by evil.Those who are righteous will be long remembered.7 They do not fear bad news;they confidently trust the Lord to care for them.8 They are confident and fearlessand can face their foes triumphantly.9 They share freely and give generously to those in need.Their good deeds will be remembered forever.They will have influence and honor.10 The wicked will see this and be infuriated.They will grind their teeth in anger;they will slink away, their hopes thwarted.

Psalm 113

1 Praise the Lord!

Yes, give praise, O servants of the Lord.Praise the name of the Lord!2 Blessed be the name of the Lordnow and forever.3 Everywhere—from east to west—praise the name of the Lord.4 For the Lord is high above the nations;his glory is higher than the heavens.

5 Who can be compared with the Lord our God,who is enthroned on high?6 He stoops to look downon heaven and on earth.7 He lifts the poor from the dustand the needy from the garbage dump.8 He sets them among princes,even the princes of his own people!9 He gives the childless woman a family,making her a happy mother.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 114

1 When the Israelites escaped from Egypt—when the family of Jacob left that foreign land—2 the land of Judah became God’s sanctuary,and Israel became his kingdom.

3 The Red Sea[e] saw them coming and hurried out of their way!The water of the Jordan River turned away.4 The mountains skipped like rams,the hills like lambs!5 What’s wrong, Red Sea, that made you hurry out of their way?What happened, Jordan River, that you turned away?6 Why, mountains, did you skip like rams?Why, hills, like lambs?

7 Tremble, O earth, at the presence of the Lord,at the presence of the God of Jacob.8 He turned the rock into a pool of water;yes, a spring of water flowed from solid rock.

Psalm 115

1 Not to us, O Lord, not to us,but to your name goes all the gloryfor your unfailing love and faithfulness.2 Why let the nations say,“Where is their God?”3 Our God is in the heavens,and he does as he wishes.4 Their idols are merely things of silver and gold,shaped by human hands.5 They have mouths but cannot speak,and eyes but cannot see.6 They have ears but cannot hear,and noses but cannot smell.7 They have hands but cannot feel,and feet but cannot walk,and throats but cannot make a sound.8 And those who make idols are just like them,as are all who trust in them.

9 O Israel, trust the Lord!He is your helper and your shield.10 O priests, descendants of Aaron, trust the Lord!He is your helper and your shield.11 All you who fear the Lord, trust the Lord!He is your helper and your shield.

12 The Lord remembers us and will bless us.He will bless the people of Israeland bless the priests, the descendants of Aaron.13 He will bless those who fear the Lord,both great and lowly.

14 May the Lord richly blessboth you and your children.15 May you be blessed by the Lord,who made heaven and earth.16 The heavens belong to the Lord,but he has given the earth to all humanity.17 The dead cannot sing praises to the Lord,for they have gone into the silence of the grave.18 But we can praise the Lordboth now and forever!

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 116

1 I love the Lord because he hears my voiceand my prayer for mercy.2 Because he bends down to listen,I will pray as long as I have breath!3 Death wrapped its ropes around me;the terrors of the grave[f] overtook me.I saw only trouble and sorrow.4 Then I called on the name of the Lord:“Please, Lord, save me!”5 How kind the Lord is! How good he is!So merciful, this God of ours!6 The Lord protects those of childlike faith;I was facing death, and he saved me.7 Let my soul be at rest again,for the Lord has been good to me.8 He has saved me from death,my eyes from tears,my feet from stumbling.9 And so I walk in the Lord’s presenceas I live here on earth!10 I believed in you, so I said,“I am deeply troubled, Lord.”11 In my anxiety I cried out to you,“These people are all liars!”12 What can I offer the Lordfor all he has done for me?13 I will lift up the cup of salvationand praise the Lord’s name for saving me.14 I will keep my promises to the Lordin the presence of all his people.

15 The Lord cares deeplywhen his loved ones die.16 O Lord, I am your servant;yes, I am your servant, born into your household;you have freed me from my chains.17 I will offer you a sacrifice of thanksgivingand call on the name of the Lord.18 I will fulfill my vows to the Lordin the presence of all his people—19 in the house of the Lordin the heart of Jerusalem.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 117

1 Praise the Lord, all you nations.Praise him, all you people of the earth.2 For his unfailing love for us is powerful;the Lord’s faithfulness endures forever.

Praise the Lord!

Psalm 118

1 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!His faithful love endures forever.

5 In my distress I prayed to the Lord,and the Lord answered me and set me free.6 The Lord is for me, so I will have no fear.What can mere people do to me?7 Yes, the Lord is for me; he will help me.I will look in triumph at those who hate me.8 It is better to take refuge in the Lordthan to trust in people.9 It is better to take refuge in the Lordthan to trust in princes.

10 Though hostile nations surrounded me,I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.11 Yes, they surrounded and attacked me,but I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.12 They swarmed around me like bees;they blazed against me like a crackling fire.But I destroyed them all with the authority of the Lord.13 My enemies did their best to kill me,but the Lord rescued me.14 The Lord is my strength and my song;he has given me victory.15 Songs of joy and victory are sung in the camp of the godly.The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!16 The strong right arm of the Lord is raised in triumph.The strong right arm of the Lord has done glorious things!17 I will not die; instead, I will liveto tell what the Lord has done.18 The Lord has punished me severely,but he did not let me die.

19 Open for me the gates where the righteous enter,and I will go in and thank the Lord.20 These gates lead to the presence of the Lord,and the godly enter there.21 I thank you for answering my prayerand giving me victory!

22 The stone that the builders rejectedhas now become the cornerstone.23 This is the Lord’s doing,and it is wonderful to see.24 This is the day the Lord has made.We will rejoice and be glad in it.25 Please, Lord, please save us.Please, Lord, please give us success.26 Bless the one who comes in the name of the Lord.We bless you from the house of the Lord.27 The Lord is God, shining upon us.Take the sacrifice and bind it with cords on the altar.28 You are my God, and I will praise you!You are my God, and I will exalt you!

29 Give thanks to the Lord, for he is good!His faithful love endures forever.

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